Scores of world leaders gathered to pay their respects to Israeli statesman Shimon Peres, who was laid to rest outside of Jerusalem. U.S. President Barack Obama, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and former U.S. President Bill Clinton were among those mourning one of the last figures present for the establishment of the state of Israel nearly 70 years ago. In his eulogy, Mr. Obama acknowledged the presence of Mr. Abbas at the funeral, saying it was a reminder of “the unfinished business of peace”; Mr. Peres and Mr. Abbas signed the Oslo Accords at the White House in 1994, during Mr. Clinton’s presidency.

World Leaders Attend Funeral for Shimon Peres

In a series of early morning posts to his Twitter account, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump escalated his attacks against former Miss Universe Alicia Machado, urging his followers to “check out [her] sex tape and past.” Ms. Machado, who has said Mr. Trump insulted her over her weight and didn’t pay her what she was owed, is now an outspoken supporter of the New York businessman’s rival, Hillary Clinton, who mentioned Ms. Machado’s story during the presidential debate earlier this week.

Trump vs. Miss Universe: When Will It End?

Italian anti-mafia police recovered two Van Gogh paintings that had been stolen from a museum in Amsterdam in 2002. The paintings, “Seascape at Scheveningen” and “Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen,” were part of about $22.4 million of assets seized during a police operation. The Van Gogh Museum said both paintings had been removed from their frames, but were in “relatively good condition.”

After a generation of mandating a reduction in class sizes, some states are loosening the restrictions, which are on one of the most expensive interventions in education, the Journal’s Jo Craven McGinty writes. California, for example, has spent at least $20 billion since 1996 to reduce class sizes, but is now backing away from its limits after a research consortium didn’t find a strong relationship between the changes and greater achievement, as well as other unintended consequences.

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Car-hailing services can be uber convenient, but sometimes it can be hard to get the driver to your exact location when you need a lift. The Journal’s Joanna Stern offers some helpful tips on how to get truly door-to-door service with no worries.